YES, We support this bill. I am the founder and Lead Policy Advisor of MRCI, a survivor led organization to advanced legislation towards the prioritization of safety and the well-being of all children., especially those of marginalized and vulnerable populations .
I am also a foster child who was in the system, in and out as long as I can remember until I age out at age 18. There are no words to describe the trauma of being passed from home to home and discarded, having no feeling of belonging or true love of and care from a family, as their own flesh and blood.
My brother and I were finally taken from our biological mother and court ordered into the foster care system due to poverty, the lack of childcare, and assistance for my brother for his violent temperament and uncontrollable rages. My mother also received minimal assistance to recover from her domestic violence injuries from being battered by her ex ex-husband, the same father who was sexually assaulted me until I was age 8.
Please vote yes for this very simple gesture that will help children feel more in control and empowered , and some tiny level of safety and security,,due to circumstances that are not their fault., and help them heal.
YES, We support this bill. I am the founder and Lead Policy Advisor of MRCI, a survivor led organization to advanced legislation towards the prioritization of safety and the well-being of all children., especially those of marginalized and vulnerable populations . I am also a foster child who was in the system, in and out as long as I can remember until I age out at age 18. There are no words to describe the trauma of being passed from home to home and discarded, having no feeling of belonging or true love of and care from a family, as their own flesh and blood. My brother and I were finally taken from our biological mother and court ordered into the foster care system due to poverty, the lack of childcare, and assistance for my brother for his violent temperament and uncontrollable rages. My mother also received minimal assistance to recover from her domestic violence injuries from being battered by her ex ex-husband, the same father who was sexually assaulted me until I was age 8. Please vote yes for this very simple gesture that will help children feel more in control and empowered , and some tiny level of safety and security,,due to circumstances that are not their fault., and help them heal.